Potato-cutter



J. E. TODD.

POTATO CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY13.I919.

1,320,294. I Patented Oct. 28,1919.

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Svwemtoz .I. E. TODD.

POTATO CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI3.1919.

1,320,294. 7 Patented Oct. 28,1919.

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iHHIIHIILIIFIihI- LHlIlI-HIllIIH ll] g miamtoz. '0 JUHme/aoeo JAMES E.TODD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

- POTAT O-GUTTER.

Application filed May 13,1919. Serial No. 296,788.

To all whom may concern:

Frankford, Philadel hia, in the county of Philadelphia and tate ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful improvements inPotato-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for cutting vegetables such aspotatoes and the like and the principal object of the invention is toprovide means for forcing the vegetables against a plurality of knivesfor cutting the same into small pieces Another object of the inventionis to provide means for adjusting the knives to regulate the size of thepieces in which the po-' tato is cut and also toprovide several sets ofknives'whereby the potato may be cut into slices or into small ieces.

Still another object o the invention is to provide means whereby largevegetables will have portions cu't therefrom so that the remaining partwill fit the apparatus. Theinvention also consists in certain otherfeatures of construction and in the combination and arrangement of theseveral parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompany ng drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the sev eral views, and in which Figure 1is a sectional view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view; Fig. 3 is a front view of one of the knifeframes; I

Fig. 4 is a like view with one frame placed in front of the other;

Fig. 5 is a top view of one of the frames with the slide omitted;

Fig. 6 is a view of a modification.

In these views 1 indicates a casing which is of substantiallyrectangular form with ts top open and; a hopper 2 is placed on sa1 d topor is formed thereon by extending the sides of the case upwardly. Therear end of the case is also open and guides 3 are formed on the sidewalls at this opening. These guides are adapted to receive 'the knifeframes 4 and? 5. Within the caseis located a plun- Specificatton ofLetters Patent.

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I ger 6, the rod 7 of which passes through the Be itknown thatI, JAMESE. Tom), a citizen of the United States, residing at front wall of thecase. This rod is provided with a guide 8 which receives the lower endof an operating lever 9 which is pivoted to the braces 10 projectingoutwardly from the front of the case .The "guide 8 is formed of a crosspiece 11 carried by the bolts 12 projecting from the outer end of therod 7 and the rollers 13 which are journaled on said bolts between therod 7 and the cross piece 8. These rollers engage the lever 9 and thusreduce the friction between the parts-when the device is operated.

At the bottom of the hopper at the rear thereof is located a knife 14and above the knife is located a plate 1,5 which is pivoted intermediateits ends, as at-16, to the hopper. A spring 17 holds the lower end ofthe plate in a position directly over theedge of the knife. A stop 18limits the movement of this plate by the spring. As will be seen, theknife 14 is located above the path of movement of the upper edge of theplunger so that if a potato would be so large as to have a portionprojecting above the upper edge of the plun er, this knife 14 would cutthe sa-me and t e plate 15 would give to permit the cut portion to passover the top of the knife. When the parts are withdrawn the spring wouldcause the plate to return the upper portion of the potato to the hopper.

Each of the knife frames is of substantially rectangular form with oneside provided with the slots 19- and the opposite side with notches 19to receive the lmives 20. After the knives are placed in position withtheir ends engaging these slots the slide 21 is placed in position overthe open end of the frame to hold the knives against dis- The case isprovided with an arm 22 at its lower end carryinga thumb nut 23 bywhichthe device may be attached to a table or other support.

gaging 1. A device of the class described comprising a case, areciprocating plunger therein, means for reclprocating the plunger,cutting means carried by the case, a hopper connected with the caseabove the plunger,

a knife at the rear end-of the hopper above the path of the plunger, apivoted plate within the hopper having its lower end adjacent thecutting edge of the-plate and s ring means for holding the plate invertleal osition.

2. knife holding frame for potato cutters comprising a rectangular framehaving notches formed in one of its inner Walls '20 and slots passingthrough the opposing Wall, said slots and notches being spaced apart,said slotted Wall having grooves therein, knives having their endsengaging said slots and notches and a slide engaging 25 said rooves forremovably holding the knives in place.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES E. TODD.

